Executions
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An execution is the act by which a state puts a condemned person to death. Hands Off Cain records the cases documented by public sources: press agencies, local newspapers, human rights organisations, official statements. The figure that results is a confirmed minimum, not an estimate of the real total: several states publish no data on executions, and in some countries they are not announced even to the families.
This page collects the news on the executions recorded by the association. The totals by country and by year are in the database.
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MAY 5, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 9 EXECUTED AMONG THEM ONE MINOR
According to the reports from Iran nine people, among them one minor, were executed in the city of Ahvaz south of Iran.
MAY 4, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAB EXECUTES TWO MEN ‘FOR SPYING’
Al-Shabab militants in Somalia executed Mohamed Hassan Adam, 41, and Abdulahi
MAY 4, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS EXECUTES 'ISRAELI COLLABORATOR'
Gaza's Hamas rulers executed a Palestinian convicted of collaboration with Israel, the interior ministry
- MAY 3, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged two convicted drug traffickers in the northern city of Sari, the provincial judiciary department
Iran hanged two convicted drug traffickers in the northern city of Sari, the provincial judiciary department
- MAY 3, 2011TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Cary Kerr, 46, white, was executed, becoming the state's 1st inmate put to death using Pentobarbital
USA - Texas. Cary Kerr, 46, white, was executed, becoming the state's 1st inmate put to death using Pentobarbital
MAY 3, 2011DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): FIRST EXECUTION WITH NEW DRUG
Cary Kerr, 46, white, was executed, becoming the state's 1st inmate put to death using
MAY 3, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO EXECUTED FOR MURDER
two men have been executed in Saudi Arabia for murder, official sources reported.
MAY 3, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged three convicted drug traffickers, official sources reported.
- MAY 2, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
in Saudi Arabia, Bejad bin Salem bin Nkhaylan al-Shumari was beheaded
in Saudi Arabia, Bejad bin Salem bin Nkhaylan al-Shumari was beheaded
- MAY 2, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
SCHEDULED IRANIAN EXECUTION DELAYED
Iran stayed the hanging of Kurdish political activist Sherko Moarefi for a possible judicial review.
- MAY 1, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded Hassan bin Ali bin Hassan al-Abandi in the Eastern
Saudi Arabia beheaded Hassan bin Ali bin Hassan al-Abandi in the Eastern
APRIL 30, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN CENTRAL PROVINCE OF MARKAZI
One man was hanged in public in the Markazi (central)
- APRIL 29, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
One man was hanged in public in the southwest Iranian town of Mahshahr, reported the
One man was hanged in public in the southwest Iranian town of Mahshahr, reported the
- APRIL 28, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO SAUDI MURDER CONVICTS BEHEADED
two Saudi men were beheaded after being convicted over two separate cases of murder, the interior ministry said.
- APRIL 26, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING FOUR POLICEMEN
Liu Jianjun, 51, was executed for shooting dead four policemen and two drivers with his brother in eastern China on January 4, 2011.
- APRIL 24, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Execution drug acquired legally.
USA - Arizona. Execution drug acquired legally.
APRIL 22, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE PERSON EXECUTED
One man was hanged in the prison of kermanshah west of Iran, reported the official Iranian
APRIL 18, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR BURYING WOMAN ALIVE IN A CAR
former Kemaman local council worker Zulhisham Fadly Muhamad, 30, was sentenced
- APRIL 18, 2011OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Gov. Mary Fallin has signed into law legislation that gives prison officials flexibility when choosing lethal injection drugs
USA - Oklahoma. Gov. Mary Fallin has signed into law legislation that gives prison officials flexibility when choosing lethal injection drugs
APRIL 18, 2011DEATH PENALTYOKLAHOMA (USA): GOV. MARY FALLIN SIGNS LEGISLATION GIVING STATE MORE FLEXIBILITY IN LETHAL INJECTION DRUGS
Gov. Mary Fallin has signed into law legislation that will give prison officials more
- APRIL 17, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded in public a man
Saudi Arabia beheaded in public a man
APRIL 16, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MEN HANGED IN FARS PROVINCE
Iran hanged three inmates all convicted of killing two policemen, armed robbery and kidnapping and a fourth person convicted of serial killings.
APRIL 13, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 26-YEAR-OLD FEMALE EXECUTED IN XIAMEN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Mao Ran, 26, was executed in Xiamen, China, for ordering others to conduct
APRIL 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PEOPLE HANGED IN ARAK
Two people were hanged in the prison of Arak, in central Iran.
- APRIL 12, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio - execution. Clarence Carter, 49, black, was executed
USA - Ohio - execution. Clarence Carter, 49, black, was executed
APRIL 12, 2011DEATH PENALTYOHIO (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING FELLOW INMATE
Ohio executed a man for beating a fellow inmate to death over changing a television channel, prison officials said. Clarence Carter, 49, was the second inmate to be killed in Ohio using the surgical sedative pentobarbital alone rather than the usual conc
APRIL 11, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: THREE MEN TO HANG FOR RAPE
an Egyptian military court in the Suez Canal city of Ismailiya sentenced Mohammed
- APRIL 9, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN AHWAZ
One man was hanged in the southwest Iranian city of Ahwaz, reported the state run Iranian news agency Fars.
APRIL 7, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED IN ORUMIYEH
3 people were hanged in the central prison of Orumiyeh, Iran.
- APRIL 7, 2011South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. South Dakota has bought a new supply of sodium thiopental.
USA - South Dakota. South Dakota has bought a new supply of sodium thiopental.